Metro Atlanta Prep Standouts Recognized in Preseason Watch Lists

Atlanta Tipoff Club Releases Names of Top 50 Girls and Boys Metro Players

ATLANTA (November 9, 2023) – With the basketball season having just tipped off, the Atlanta Tipoff Club today announced 50 outstanding Metro Atlanta high school girls and boys basketball players on their preseason watch lists. 

The lists were compiled by the Atlanta Tipoff Club Girls and Boys Selection Committees, chaired by Jan Azar (Hebron Christian) and Jesse McMillan (Norcross), respectively. In January, the Atlanta Tipoff Club will reveal a midseason team of 40 girls and 40 boys, and in March, Miss and Mr. Georgia, along with the metro Players of the Year, All-Metro teams and Coach of the Year honors will be announced.  

ABOUT THE ATLANTA TIPOFF CLUB

Founded during the 1956-57 season, the Atlanta Tipoff Club is committed to promoting the game of basketball and recognizing the outstanding accomplishments of those who make the game so exciting. The Atlanta Tipoff Club administers the Naismith Awards, the most prestigious national honors in all of college and high school basketball. Named in honor of Dr. James Naismith, inventor of the game of basketball, the family of Naismith Awards annually recognizes the most outstanding men’s and women’s college and high school basketball players and coaches. Other Naismith Awards are presented to the men’s and women’s college basketball defensive players of the year, as well as lifetime achievement awards to basketball officials and outstanding contributors to the game. UCLA’s Lew Alcindor received the first Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy in 1969, while the late Anne Donovan (Old Dominion) was the inaugural women’s recipient in 1983. Corporate partners of the Naismith Awards include Jersey Mike’s and Werner Ladder.

2023-24 BOYS PRESEASON WATCH LIST

2023-24 GIRLS PRESEASON WATCH LIST